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Urology
Clerkship
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Director: |
Lawrence S. Ross,
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Ph: (312)
996-2779 |
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LSRoss@uic.edu |
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Prerequisites
and Placement in the Curriculum:
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Students
must have completed their M3 Core Clerkship in Surgery; Year 3 or 4. |
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Competencies:
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In the process of completing
this course, students acquire the following competencies:
! Perform a urologic history and examination sufficient to recognize commonly
encountered urologic problems;
! Learn the principles of abdominal, prostate, and external male genitalia
examination required for common urologic diagnosis;
! Develop ability to provide appropriate differential diagnoses for symptoms
and physical findings encountered;
! Observe and become familiar with the common diagnostic procedures utilized
by urologists to diagnose urologic disease;
! Become familiar with the various urologic subspecialty areas and understand
what compromises appropriate therapy for the most common urologic diseases.
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Assessment:
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ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION
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Program
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Location
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Coordinator
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Telephone
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720
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various
sites as assigned
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Lawrence
Ross, MD
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996-9330
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Requirements
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Hourly Breakdown Per
Week
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Duration
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2
wks
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Lectures/conferences/faculty
contact
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3
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Night Call
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NO
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Laboratory/independent
study
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0
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Weekends?
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NO
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Outpatient
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12
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Students accepted
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Varies
by Site
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Inpatient
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25
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Housestaff used as faculty?
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Yes
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Total hours/week
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40
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Key
Words:
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Urologic diagnoses,
urologic diagnostic procedures, urologic therapy.
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| Helpful
Materials: |
none |
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